# Donated by the Family of Dennis and Eilene Watson, a plaque of Christchurch A plaque of the city, standing at Avon And Heathcote Estuary, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > DONATED BY THE FAMILY OF DENNIS AND EILENE WATSON / LOCAL RESIDENTS SINCE 1954 / 'We are tied to the ocean and when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or watch, we are going back from where we came' / MEMORIES SCATTERED ON THE TIDES / DENNIS 1926 – 1995 / EILENE 1927 – 2007 The surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. - The ground: [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), the park it stands on - The year the register carries: 2007 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20100603/00378/R0065799.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Donated by Friends and Family / in Memory of / Keith Murray](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95137-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “Donated by friends and family / in memory of / Keith Murray / (1966 – 2005) / wh…” - [Christchurch / City Council / 1967 / H2o – S10 – T16](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95149-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “CHRISTCHURCH / CITY COUNCIL / 1967 / H2O – S10 – T16” - [We Remember With Love our Precious](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95225-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “We remember with love our precious / husband, father & grandfather / JAMES COYLE…” - [Rest a While and Embrace the / Moment / in Loving Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95233-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “REST A WHILE AND EMBRACE THE / MOMENT / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CYNTHIA / MARJORIE…” - [Moncks Bay Tram Stop 1934](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95235-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “MONCKS BAY TRAM STOP 1934 / BUILT IN 1934 BY STONEMASON WILLIAM VAUGHAN FOR / TH…” - [Arbor Day 1993 / Planted by Members / of the Second](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95336-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “ARBOR DAY 1993 / PLANTED BY MEMBERS / OF THE SECOND / BURWOOD/PEGASUS / COMMUNIT…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Donated by the Family of Dennis and Eilene Watson](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Donated%20by%20the%20Family%20of%20Dennis%20and%20Eilene%20Watson) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Donated%20by%20the%20Family%20of%20Dennis%20and%20Eilene%20Watson) - [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), the ground’s own page A name read off an inscription is a lead, not a verified identity, the search is where verification starts. ## The ground under it - [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding - [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Moncks Redcliffs, the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Coastal](https://www.chch.live/zones), OC - [The rockfall survey counts 7 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 7 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 23 December 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 590 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55608&lon=172.73389&radius=250 ## Around it - [Redcliffs Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1468-redcliffs-park), sports ground park · under 150 m - [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), sports ground park · ~200 m - [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~150 m - [These Swings Are a Gift From Reuben, for Everyone to Enjoy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310954-te-papa-kura-redcliffs-park), plaque · ~400 m - [In Remembrance of Ruth Spragge ‘a Friend of the Estuary’](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62144-mccormacks-bay), plaque · ~500 m - [Bernard Hansen — a Friend of the Estuary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61804-mccormacks-bay), plaque · ~550 m - [Dunkeld Meeting Place Opened by Anthony Docherty Deputy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/55227-balmoral-hill-reserve), plaque · ~550 m ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Avon And Heathcote Estuary, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. **What does it say?** The words above, verbatim, the surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as they were read off the seat. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Avon And Heathcote Estuary?** 7 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2007. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position. --- Christchurch City Council open data, the Furniture service’s Plaque layer. The inscription is the surveyor’s transcription; "In Service" is the books, not a promise the plaque still reads clean. The pin is the record’s position. The roll: https://www.chch.live/plaques · the record as data: https://www.chch.live/plaques.json · this plaque’s page: https://www.chch.live/plaque/95219-avon-and-heathcote-estuary